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Household of James Niven (born 1831, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coupar Angus, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Niven and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Niven, born in 1831 in Collessie, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Niven, born in 1831 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, Andrew Niven, born in 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Niven's household

Male

James

Niven

Head
Female

Mary

Niven

Wife
Male

Robert

Niven

Son
Male

William

Niven

Son
Female

Betsy

Niven

Daughter
Female

Jane

Niven

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Niven

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Niven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Niven

Head

Married

50

1831

Collessie, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Niven

Wife

Married

50

1831

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Niven

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Niven

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Niven

Daughter

-

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Niven

Daughter

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

Andrew

Niven

Grandson

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

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